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The Summer 2010 Newsletter
(869KB - pdf help) has been distributed to Members, a PDF version is available to view . It is stored in a .pdf format which can be opened with an Adobe Acrobat viewer (most machines have this already installed).
The Home page contains an archived section of previous Newsletters.
If you have any ideas or wish to contribute an article to either the newsletter or to the website please contact Marion Kohl on 01392 383257 or email marion.kohl@devon.gov.uk
For further information about this you can read up on it here
Training Strategy Implementation (TSI) Funding Packs are now available from Devon Care Training. Skills for Care Funding is available for social care employers throughout Devon and Cornwall to support their staff through social care training. For more information please contact our TSI Administrator, Colleen Harrisson on 01392 383197 or email:
tsifunding@devon.gov.uk
The Skills for Care website can be reached by clicking here The site contains lots of information on the South West Region, as well as useful contacts, services and news.
Available Now! The General Social Care Council have recently issued Codes of Practice for social care workers and employers. The codes aim to set out the conduct that is expected from social care workers and their employers. As well as informing service users and the public about the standard of conduct that they can expect from both social care workers and their employers. All social care workers and employers should be informed about the GSCC Codes of Practice. The codes of practice are free booklets available from the GSCC. To obtain your free booklet please contact the GSCC on 0207 397 5800. or click here to view the information online
The National Action for Carers and Employment partnership has a new internet based 'radio programme'. ACE Radio is a monthly audio resource for ACE Partners, Carers, Employers and those working with Carers across the UK and Europe. The ACE radio page can be found here. From this page you can listen to the latest programme and find useful information in the programme archives.
New fire safety rules affecting all non-domestic premises in England and Wales came into force on 1 October 2006. If you are: responsible for business premises, an employer or self-employed with business premises, responsible for a part of a dwelling where that part is solely used for business purposes, a charity or voluntary organisation, a contractor with a degree of control over any premises, then you need to act now to ensure you have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment in place. You can find out further details about this here or else you can email here for further information.